Another area where we haven't enabled pharmacists has to do with pharmacy interoperability. While almost every pharmacy out there now supports ePrescribing, the healthcare industry has fallen short when it comes to ensuring that…
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“About 50 percent of counties in the country have less than one primary care physician per 1, 500 population. And that’s just not enough. In about two-thirds of those, we’ve got enough pharmacies so…
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By Hannah Nelson
November 06, 2023 – Surescripts, a health information exchange (HIE) network, has acquired ActiveRADAR, a health IT vendor that identifies therapeutic alternatives for prescriptions.
Surescripts health information network connects more than two million healthcare…
One of the challenges of specialty pharmacies is the need to improve the patient experience. Incomplete patient data, interoperability issues between the prescriber and pharmacy, and the lengthy prior authorization process are just a…
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Show notes and time stamps Discussion on Eprescribing with Leide Bigler (02:35-09:58)What is ePrescribing and FDB Vela? (03:02-05:34)The importance of involving patients in ePrescribing (04:37-05:34)The history of Eprescribing in the US (06:36-07:59)The relationship between…
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The Federal Trade Commission has filed a proposed order settling charges that e-prescribing giant Surescripts used anticompetitive business practices to monopolize two e-prescription drug markets.
The order follows on the heels of a prior federal…
By Hannah Nelson
July 31, 2023 – Health IT vendor Surescripts has settled its case with the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) without monetary penalties.
The FTC filed an antitrust lawsuit against Surescripts in April 2019 for allegedly monopolizing…
By Hannah Nelson
May 18, 2023 – Executives for Health Innovation (EHI), a nonprofit health IT advocacy group, will wind down operations in the coming months.
Founded in 2001, EHI brought together thousands of health and technology…
Welcome to the weekly edition of Healthcare IT Today Bonus Features. This article will be a weekly roundup of interesting stories, product announcements, new hires, partnerships, research studies, awards, sales, and more. Because there’s…
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